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Diabetes Centre Photograph 036

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a yellow sticker on the window of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The sticker was placed on the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, indicating that access to the building was restricted. The engineer who surveyed the building describes the damage to the building as follows: "Panel damaged and displaced at rear - area cordoned off. Loose soffit linings. Damage to ceiling".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 107

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Damage to buildings on Manchester Street. Scaffolding has been erected outside a building where the wall has crumbled. Fencing has been placed on the footpath to keep the public away from the damaged buildings.

Building codes minimised quake's injuries, damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.

Damaged Car

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Canterbury Earthquake 04/09/10 Christchurch New Zealand

The Demise of the URM Building Stock in Christchurch during the 2010–2011 …

Research papers, The University of Auckland Library

The progressive damage and subsequent demolition of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings arising from the Canterbury earthquake sequence is reported. A dataset was compiled of all URM buildings located within the Christchurch CBD, including information on location, building characteristics, and damage levels after each major earthquake in this sequence. A general description of the overall damage and the hazard to both building occupants and to nearby pedestrians due to debris falling from URM buildings is presented with several case study buildings used to describe the accumulation of damage over the earthquake sequence. The benefit of seismic improvement techniques that had been installed to URM buildings is shown by the reduced damage ratios reported for increased levels of retrofit. Demolition statistics for URM buildings in the Christchurch CBD are also reported and discussed. VoR - Version of Record

Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/02/2013: Charming Chimney

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 February 2013 entitled, "Charming Chimney".

Detail of damage to northwest corner of the former PGG Building

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A colour photograph detailing damage to the northwest corner of the former PGG Building at 178 Cashel Street.

Quake Damaged churches

Audio, Radio New Zealand

We are taking a look at some of Christchurch's icon and heritage buildings lost, or at least badly damaged by last Tuesdays earthquake.

Damaged Road Tunnel building (no canopy)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Photos taken in Lyttelton following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-05-After-The-Earthquake-P1110593 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries